A hierarchical perspective of the dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 181-201

  Tang, Zhi ^a   Kreiser, Patrick M ^b   Marino, Louis ^c   Dickson, Pat ^d   Weaver, K Mark ^e  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^d WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial orientation; Objective munificence; Perceptual munificence; Proactiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349203949     PISSN: 15547191     EISSN: 15551938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11365-008-0097-9     Document Type: Article

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